Saphum

Can't say I loved this book, but I found it interesting—and depressing (I kid, I kid!). Gladwell's premise is essentially, "If you're reasonably smart or talented, have a good work ethic (possibly inspired by your forebears or culture...

Entertaining and iconic. Still funny after 120 years.

Interesting memoir of crabbing in Alaska's Bering Sea (and points south), supplemented with stories of others lucky and not-so-lucky. Upton describes his experiences clearly and simply, weaving a narrative around the monotony and routine, ...

Great dramatic photos of some classic planes. There's a bit of historical information included for each plane, but it's usually limited to five or ten short paragraphs. Would like to have had a little more detail there.

According to the author's bombastic afterword, this book was 30 years in the making. He developed the system of magic early, then toyed with characters and story elements for years, waiting for inspiration to write the saga that would do i...